DUI Checkpoints occur all over California. There was a recent checkpoint in neighboring San Bernardino county. There is more and more emphasis on Saturation patrols. Saturation Patrols usually result in more DUI arrests than checkpoints. Each comes with its issues....
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Month: January 2015
San Diego DUI Probation No Measurable amount of alcohol in the system
A probation violation can affect whether you can get off probation early and eventually obtain an expungement. A common San Diego DUI Probation violation is driving with a measureable amount of alcohol. It is a very low bar and it is a situation to avoid. If you blow...
Pacific Beach PB Hotel Robbery May Be Tied to “Random Bandit” Crime Spree
Motus Operandi ... modus operandi (plural modi operandi) is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "method of operation".[1] The term is used to describe someone's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations. In English,...
Cartel Bosses Charged With Drug Trafficking in San Diego
Everything is relative. I have clients who come in accused of a few grams of a controlled substance and I tell them it is a lot. I had one client accused of 13lbs of meth possession and I thought that was something. The drug war evokes so many positions and...
San Diego Law Enforcement Think They Can San Diego Police Prevent Future Crimes By Bothering People At Trolley Stops
I have not researched the operation to come to a conclusion about it myself. I will say these officers are making good salaries. Do I want them asking people about possible trolley fare violations so they can find pot on a guy who does not have a medical maijuana...
Notify Warrant- The delayed San Diego DUI
Notify Warrants are common with San Diego DUI charges in certain circumstances. It can take a case out of a normal stream of procedures and make an already confusing scenario worse for someone arrested for a San Diego DUI. What is a notify Warrant? A notify warrant...
AB 60 and how it changes San Diego Suspended License cases.
I have seen several people come into the court and my office with a San Diego suspended license case. They were speeding on I-15. They have lived in the US for many years. I ask them "can you get valid"? They pause with their response and I always knew it was not...
Author: You don’t have to roll down your window at a DUI checkpoint
If someone drives through a San Diego DUI checkpoint with this they are no doubt inviting the police to head over to their car. The officers would probably come up with some arguments like: - Person matched the description of a wanted person - Driver looked...
Is Red-light flash fright necessary in Oceanside?
I am taking a second to step away from my normal topic of San Diego County DUIs to jump in the world of traffic violations. I have to say I actually like those speed signs that flash if come speeding by them. There is one that is fixed about a mile away from my...